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This open access book breaks new ground by examining the significant role played by radio in empowering women in three Francophone West African countries: Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso.It examines the representation and perception of key themes broadcast by radio and associated with women's empowerment in the three countries. Each chapter contextualises a specific topic in the country and then explores discrete aspects of radio's provision. The topics covered in the chapters are women's political engagement; women and finances; women and life within marriage; inheritance; women's involvement in radio structures; and radio, internally displaced women, and trauma.
Given the social, economic and political vulnerability and deteriorating security situation of the three countries, this book provides a timely and meaningful contribution to acknowledging and understanding the vital role of radio in women's empowerment.
List of contents
Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Radio, women and politics.- Chapter 3: Radio, women and finances.- Chapter 4: Radio, women and life within marriage.- Chapter 5: Radio, women and inheritance.- Chapter 6: 'We're more than just a radio': Radio Scout and its Women's Listening Associations.- Chapter 7: Radio, women IDPs and women journalists.- Chapter 8: Conclusion.
About the author
Emma Heywood is a Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Radio and Communication at the University of Sheffield. Her research focuses on the role and impact of radio in conflict-affected areas, particularly regarding perceptions and representations of women¿s rights and empowerment in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso.
